Poultry feeder



F. W. LORD POULTRY FEEDER Jan. 10, 1928.

Filed May 20. 1926 gin van at Red WLard N T (i 1 l E lii UAtliiLElfi ItlTANUFAflTULRING tl ittdllllttltltl' ill? INDIANA.

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time undluhor su ting);device which is ato' trzrctire in uppcofuuce of duruhle uud senitery 'oiistructioh. :md iuetmeusive to produce, all us will he here-ins.rter iuore tully described end cliiimed.

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1H which are inede :1 port hereo't out o whicl'i This construction. leures are opening at the siuiiler reference eheructers iudicu-e simila top through which toodstutl's, such as mesh plum? I may he supplied end elso a, feed opening .l ie'ure l is e perspective oLt. my iiirentiom along the outer edge 0i: eech trougrh. Doors 1 tics sectioiu ere lohgitudiuelly pivoted at the lJOlJtOIII It)? l igure 3,21 deteil lllust 'iitiiigr the met-flied edge oleuch. side 18 for covering the teed ot slu iportiiig the grates :i-ud. openings and u h tch is provided tor Figure 4- the irie'thod of egituctihg the holdihg these doors in elevated position. crosshrires. A ihe said side members 18 are provided in the drewiuge reference ch11 'ucter h) with one or there hooks 20km their inner llltlltittthti u :teeder turd l1. :1. stziuditor supsilt-hires mid suid hook or hooks are zuhtpted porting the some. The steed. Blitz he of our to sum ort Wire screens 53]. si'iutrly uigzriuet prefer-ed construction, lIt'JWBVO't l. piretteruhly the iuher surfaces of the sides. The screehs employ legs held in proper s gieced relzrtioh 2t e te'nd into the lower portions oil the hy metres cit lorigitudiihel braces 19 end end tfmtt eziid screens 21 toru'iii'ig grates hehreces 1.3 ehd lit. U11 the extremities of the iiezith the lower er es of: wi'lich mesh or the hreces 13 et one side of the itrun'ie preferlike contained in the feeder m he ted out ehl r .u'ioi'mt u perch. mounted on the corand through which some ot the mesh may he responding; ones of the hruices u d. cepuhle picked by the :toWls. thrid grates 21 11I"rQi.'lTiojt heingr folded ugreihst the side of the frame) ully. :idjustehie to vary the size of the out to prevent tools from rooetii'ie; thereoii. let passages from the hoppers to the troughs. This stated is of :1 construction sireilur to thut lip. order to prevent the rough edges otthe which it here used With other types (it :tcedtrough from injuring the toWls said edges ers uud does not form the eeeehce oi the pres ere rolled over he igudi uted it 25% and said out iureiitioe. hut may he uiodit es 'de rolled-over edges are provided with perforattti? sir l or may he dispensed with cu irel' 'ziud tiohs spliced longitudijhullr oi. the szuue end the ifeeder 10 allowed to ,et oh the door, cross wiresEB? are provided. with their outer The iteeder 10 comprises at hopper :tor ends.disposed. within said perlor:tioue and coiituiuiiur .esh or other toodstull's to he with tieir iuher cede exteudiugr through the fed to pot eiid receptacles :t r the huhh scre s or grates 221i iuto the hopper. The

i :is it fed from. he hopper. i shown it cro serve the double purp H et' pro t'u'o tro preterehly it ped iiu v the tools tron]. westiu e tooth section and d. troughs ere dr 'ised st: 4 they :2: :ud on the perch. it mid 'ieed tiullel reletioh eud ere uhited ot their itroue the trough each side of the feeder .di edges to term it hote d else for agitating the 111i! sh Within. the

e der, .tfliiid sectioh l err-- hotly or hopper oi: the derive thie ot the "up; upjriiglit hodies ruid direrpgihgr le cross wires :uljoceut thereutcr oi the tough provided dud. form. closu es for the e tiuliiiel teed opcuiue: is preteruhly heht as t u hopper. 27 to or .iiu. holdiu 1 eeus; or grates rectious 1.? here their upr i 21 in. 'pOESiliiOll. By 'iirorldierg the double to eliiied or tapering; to eh upei: in order to trough construction E'Vltll inclined bottom. :to'riii u supporttor it top 19 pivoted at one lllchh or other ji flodstllif l iii the hopper will eit its edges. gmriteteto jthe gteed opeuiu sv ill the sides the top 19 has its edges rolled over us :rt oi. the der Where all ot the teeth may lzl: mid such rolled over edges 'g'irereut iu'jur -i' he ecc le for consumption hr the Foul tie t the hehds or other arts ot the hody or it will he obvious to those eh'tlled l'h the tilt lilo

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art that various modifications may be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention, as for example the cross wires 23 may be omitted as the flexible nature of the screens or grates vibrated by the fowls will agitate to a certain extent the mash or other contents of the hopper. However, I find that the cross wires are desirable as they extend into and agitate the contents of the hopper more thoroughly than can be done by the packing of the screens or grates. I therefore do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the a ppended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. A feeder comprising a. hopper, a trough formed at each side of and having communication with said hopper, a: vertically adjustable grate of fine mesh extending down into said trough for constricting the outlet from the hopper but permitting the passage of foodstuff beneath the same, and cross wires detachably secured to the outer side of the trough and extending inwardly through said grate for agitating the contents of the hopper, substantially as set forth.

2. A feeder comprising a hopper, an inclined bottom for said feeder, a trough at one side of said inclined bottom and communicating with said hopper, a vertically adjustable grate of line mesh extending down into said trough for constricting the outlet from the hopper but permitting the passage of foodstuff beneath the same, and cross wires detachably secured to the outer side of the trough and extending inwardly through said grate for agitating the contents of the hopper, substantially as set forth.

3. A poultry feeder conn rising a pair of V-shaped troughs, a hopper above the intermediate portion of said troughs with a portion of each trough open at its outer edge, hooks on the inner side of said hopper, gratings of fine mesh suspt-mded on said hooks for constricting the passa 'el'rom said hopper to the troughs but permitting the passage of toodstult' beneatll the sailre, said grates being zuljustable to vail'y tli e' size ol' the outlet passages from the hopper to the troughs, substantially as set forth.

at. A poultry feeder comprising a pair ol V'shaped troughs, a hopper above said troughs with a portion of each trough open at each side of the hopper, hookson the inner side of said hopper, gratings of tine mesh suspended on said hooks for constricting the passage from said hopper to the troughs but permitting the passage of foodst'uif beneath the same, said grates being adjustable to vary the size of the outlet passages from the hopper to the troughs, and

cross wires extending through said grates for agitating the contents of the hopper, sub-- stantially as set forth.

5. A poultry feeder comprising a base inclined from its center toward its outer edges, a bottomless hopper sup 'iorted above said base, grates of line mesh supported within the hopper in spaced relation to the base whereby the major portion of the l'oodstull within the hopper may 'iind its way out be neath said. grates but also permitting a minor portion of the i'oodslull' to sift out through the grates, and cross wires detachably supported at the outer sides of said base and extending into the hopper for agitating the contents of the h pper, suhstale tially as set: forth.

(3. A poultry l'eeder comprising a base inclined from its center toward its outer edges said base having its side edges rolled over and provided with longitudinally spaced perit'orations, a. bottomless hopper suppm'ted above said base, a grate snppt'n'ted within the hopper in spaced relation to the base whereby foodstulf within the hopper may find its way out beneath and through said grate said grate being adjustable for varying the size of the opening from the hopper, and cross wires supportml in the perform tions in the side edges of said base and extending into the hopper for agitating the contents of ll 2 hopper, sub tantiall as set forth.

7. A. poultry feeder comprising a hopper. a trough beneath said hopper having a teed opening at one side. of the same, a pivoted cover for said. feed opening l'oldable snugly against the side. of the hopper, a hook on the inner side of the hopper adjacent the, opi-Il side of the trough, a grating of line mesh ad justably supported on said hook. for coll- .st'rict'ing the passage from the hopper to the trough and vt'or varying the size of the outlet passages from the hopper beneath said grab ing, cross wires extending lhrough the grate for agitating the contents ol the hopper. and a cover for said hopper having its longiludinal edges curred upwardly to form druinage troughs, substantially as set forth.

8. A poultry feeder comprising a banhaving longitudinaltv l pockets at omside, a bottomless hopper -lll)1)()=l(-'l illlUY'. said base, a grate suspended at the side of the hopper in spar-ed relation to the be and crosswires supported in the sockets in said base. and extending into the hopper tor agitating the contents of the hopper, sub stantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand at '.l.ipton., li'idiana. this l lth day of May, A. l). nineteenhundred and twentw six.

FRED W. LORD.

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